No new info in police shooting of Lee man

LEE — No new information has been released in the officer-involved shooting of a Lee man early Monday morning.

Just after midnight on Monday, Mary Amazeen, of 289 Lee Hook Road, called police to report that her husband Steve Amazeen, 45, fired a weapon in their home and was suicidal.

Police made contact with Amazeen while he was outside of the home and on Lee Hook Road. The interaction resulted in the man being shot by police.

According to emergency broadcasts around the time of the incident, a man was transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds to the shoulder and hip.

On Monday, Susan Morrell from the Attorney General’s Office said that investigators were working on piecing the facts together to determine who shot Amazeen and why.

Calls to her office Tuesday were not returned before deadline.

Steve Amazeen was transported by ambulance to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital where he was last known to be in stable condition.

It remains unclear why police fired at Amazeen, how many officers shot him, and why.

Morrell could not comment during a news conference on Monday as to whether Amazeen, who owns Mystic Dragon Tattoo in Dover, had threatened police Monday morning.

Morrel said she believed the encounter between Amazeen and police was brief. She also said his wife and daughter were unharmed during the shooting as the action took place on the roadway.

She also said officials will investigate if there was a mental health or drug and alcohol problem that existed with the man.

The case will be turned over to the Strafford County Attorney’s office and Lee Police, Morrell said, to determine if any criminal charges will be filed.

On Monday, Lee Hook Road was closed to traffic from about 2 a.m. until roughly 4:30 p.m. as officials, including the state Major Crimes Unit, investigated the shooting. Multiple police departments responded from surrounding communities.